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Professional Development Survey for Educators and School Leaders
An easy to adapt form for staff to complete after a PD activity.
Professional Development Vision, Mission, and Commitments
A sample PD vision statement that emphasizes continuous professional growth.
K-12 Professional Development Philosophy and Goals
A sample statement of PD philosophy and goals focused on student needs and supporting teacher development.
Transforming Educational Systems Toward Continuous Improvement: A Reflection Guide For K–12 Executive Leaders
This guide describes the key dispositions, core practices, and levers of transformation used by executive leaders, and within each category, it identifies vital elements of successful executive leadership of such a transformation. Each element includes a description accompanied by an illustration drawn from the experience of an executive leader. Some of these elements may be …
Compilation of Fully Remote-Schedules
Sample schedule models collected with input from educational experts from across the country. Includes: Middle and high school block and period schedules with flex time (slides 6-9).
Arts & Letters 305 United website
A model for creating a web site that effectively shares information with students, families, and teachers.
Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Covid Era
A playbook of 26 strategies to address student chronic absence, whether it be mild, moderate, or severe (the three tiers of intervention). The COVID-19 considerations, included with the strategies, show ways to adapt evidence-based practices when it is not possible to meet face-to-face.
Teachers’ Experiences Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A survey administered in the summer of 2020 in which teachers reported concerning levels of student engagement with remote learning overall and stark differences along racial and socio-economic lines that make engagement in learning markedly more challenging.
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning
Guide includes a tool that provides a model for structuring a conversation about developing a shared vision for SEL or integrating SEL into your school’s existing shared vision and a tool that provides guidance for creating staff shared agreements through a collaborative process to articulate core mindsets and values that will guide staff members’ interactions …
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